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The Ford Shelby Cobra Concept was a continuation of Ford's effort to bring back the retro sports cars that had been successful in the 1960s, including the Ford GT40 and the fifth generation Ford Mustang. In 2014, Shelby American announced a limited edition production of 50 cars for the 50th anniversary of the original 427 Shelby Cobra. [2] [26]
Sold for $5.5 million in 2007, the automotive icon’s own Shelby Cobra 427 Super Snake crosses the block through Barrett-Jackson in March.
The 2013 GT500 Super Snake marked the discontinuation of the Shelby "Alcoa" Super Snake Wheels. New, lightweight forged aluminum wheel were produced and used instead. These wheels were also used on any GT500 (even 2007–2012 models) that entered the Shelby American Facility to be converted into a Super Snake version.
Shelby American was the first automobile manufacturer in the state of Nevada. Shelby American manufactures component automobiles, including replicas of the small-block and large-block AC Cobras, the Shelby GT350 and the GT500 Super Snake. Since 2005, Shelby American has released new models each year.
In 1967, Bill Cosby bought a Shelby Cobra Super Snake CSX 3303 from his friend, company founder Carroll Shelby.The car was a 1965 Cobra Competition roadster, retained by Shelby American as a PR car and then modified with the addition of two superchargers and a Ford C-6 automatic gearbox. [2]
Shelby Cobra 427 Super Snake: CSX 3015 Barrett-Jackson: Scottsdale, Arizona, United States: US$5,500,000 $8,082,000 [245] [246] August 20, 2016 1950 Ferrari 166 MM Berlinetta 0046 M Gooding & Company: Pebble Beach, California, United States: US$5,445,000 $6,912,704 [247] August 21, 2015 1960 Porsche RS60 718-044 Gooding & Company
Built on a GT-trim of the seventh generation, S650 chassis, Shelby's Super Snake comes exclusively with the 5.0-liter Coyote V-8, though the power figures build on Ford's stock numbers ...
Additionally, Bud Schellenberger's "Double A Stock" 1964 Galaxie was the 1965 Indy Nationals Top Stock Eliminator with a 12.16 at 114.21. The Shelby Super Snake top fuel dragster, powered by a 427 supercharged SOHC, became the first car in NHRA competition to break the six-second quarter-mile time barrier.